Many call his alleged harassment a "worst-kept secret."

On Tuesday night, news broke that Georgina Chapman, Weinstein's wife, released a statement that she had chosen to leave him amid the sexual harassment and assault revelations. TMZ also reported that sources told them that Weinstein is en route to Europe to attend sex addiction rehab.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, both of whom received campaign donations from Weinstein, released their statements on Tuesday night as well. "Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein," the statement from Barack Obama read. "Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status. We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories. And we all need to build a culture — including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect -- so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future." Clinton said she was "shocked and appalled" by the allegations and said behavior like Weinstein's "cannot be tolerated."

Additionally, in his initial statement on the matter last week, Weinstein had mentioned donating money to the University of Southern California to create an endowment for female filmmakers. USC announced that it was rejecting Weinstein's $5 million pledge.

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Two more big stories came out detailing the extent of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment and assault. On Tuesday midday, The New Yorkerpublished its findings from a 10-month investigation into Weinstein's reported behavior. The magazine talked to 13 women who alleged they were sexually harassed or assaulted by the former studio head; three women in the story alleged that Weinstein had raped them. The article also included audio of Weinstein, reportedly captured during an N.Y.P.D. sting operation in 2015, in which Weinstein admits to groping Filipina-Italian model Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, saying it's behavior he's “used to.”

On Tuesday afternoon, The New York Timespublished a story that Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie both claimed they were sexually harassed by Weinstein almost two decades ago. Paltrow alleged that she told then-boyfriend Brad Pitt about the encounter, and was then reportedly threatened by Weinstein to never tell anyone else about the incident after Pitt confronted the producer. (A rep for Pitt corroborated Paltrow's story to the Times.) Five other women also came forward with their stories, including Dawn Dunning, Judith Godrèche, Katherine Kendall, Rosanna Arquette, and Tomi-Ann Roberts.

In a statement provided to CNN, Weinstein's spokesperson said that "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances."

Last week, The New York Timespublished an article detailing how Hollywood studio mogul Harvey Weinstein had allegedly paid off more than half a dozen women who had accused him of sexual harassment and other inappropriate misconduct. The story has created a firestorm surrounding sexism in the film industry and why it took so long for something that was considered by many to be a "worst-kept secret" to come to the surface.

It's been less than a week since the news broke, and a lot has happened in that time. Here's what you need to know about Harvey Weinstein and the fallout from the Times article.

Who is Harvey Weinstein?

Weinstein is the founder of two successful film companies, Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company. In addition to producing films that have gotten more than 300 Oscar nominations, five of his movies have taken home the Academy Award for Best Picture, including Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, and The King's Speech. Other recent hits include Silver Linings Playbook and Lion.

What led these allegations to become public now?

On October 5, The New York Timespublished a story alleging that Weinstein had paid off at least eight women over the course of several decades who'd accused him of sexual harassment and other misconduct; these women included everyone from former assistants to actress Rose McGowan. Accusers who spoke to the Times also included actress Ashley Judd. Since the article went live, news has also emerged that similar pieces about Weinstein's alleged harassment were killed over the years by various Hollywood power players, including a journalist's claim that Matt Damon and Russell Crowe kept a 2004 story from seeing the light of day.

After the Times story came out, other women began to emerge with accusations of sexual harassment from Weinstein. TV reporter Lauren Sivan told HuffPost that Weinstein had allegedly masturbated in front of her a decade ago, while writer Rebecca Traister recounted her claims that Weinstein had called her a c*nt (among other things) for approaching him and even allegedly assaulted her then-boyfriend when he tried to deescalate the situation.

How did Weinstein and his team respond to the Times story?

In the hours following the Times story, Weinstein released a statement in which he apologized and blamed his reported behavior on the "culture" he grew up in. "I came of age in the '60s and '70s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then," he said. "I have since learned it's not an excuse, in the office — or out of it. To anyone. I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person and my interactions with the people I work with have changed. I appreciate the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it." He also claimed that his reported behavior was due to anger mismanagement.

During the first 24 hours after the story broke, Weinstein took an indefinite leave of absence from the Weinstein Company, which he co-founded with his brother, and three members of the organization's board of directors quit. They didn't issue a formal statement or respond to comment from press at the time.

Then, on October 8, the remaining board members from the Weinstein Company fired their co-founder, saying that he'd violated the organization's code of conduct. "In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company — Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar — have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately," their statement read. The company is also reportedly in talks to change its name in an effort to distance itself from Weinstein, and they've already reportedly begun taking Weinstein's name out of various TV credits.

How did the public respond?

Numerous prominent figures in Hollywood came out against Weinstein in the days following the story. "The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed, and those whose good and worthy causes he supported. The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes," actress Meryl Streep said in a statement. "The behavior is inexcusable, but the abuse of power familiar. Each brave voice that is raised, heard and credited by our watchdog media will ultimately change the game."

Glenn Close, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, and Judi Dench also denounced Weinstein. Lena Dunham wrote an op-ed for the Times calling out not just Weinstein's alleged actions but the silence from men in the industry. Rose McGowan, who was mentioned in the original article as having received a settlement from Weinstein, has continued to be active on social media following the story's release.

Additionally, Weinstein was a donor to Democrats and the party, and in light of the news, many politicians started donating the money he'd given them to women's charities. According to The Guardian, the Democratic National Committee has also said it's donating a portion of the $250,000 Weinstein gave over the past 20 years to charity.